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             Husband: William Rose BOWEN
                Born: 24 OCT 1885 in Fulton Co. IL
Married: 13 AUG 1906 in Sidney, Fremont Co., IA
Died: 13 JUN 1953 in Fairfax, Atchison Co., Mo  Died from cancer.
Father: Andrew Jackson BOWEN
Mother: Melinda JANES
Spouses:
Burial Location: Grange Hall; Westboro, Atchison Co., MO


Notes:
William was a kind and gentle man, taking in anyone passing by. There was usually company at this house and when people came to visit, it was often for days or weeks.

William loved watching the baseball games in Rock Port, MO. He was the mascot.

                Wife: Zuba Catherine HOPPING
                Born: 28 JUL 1886 in Astoria, Fulton Co., IL
Died: 12 JAN 1961 in Fairfax, Atchison Co., Mo
Buried: Grange Hall in Atchison Co., Mo
Father: Silas Gideon HOPPING
Mother: Abigal Isador JANES
Spouses:


Notes:
Granny usually had company and liked to stay busy. She had a great sense of humor and loved to make faces and chase butterflies.

Zuba and her husband William would sit in their bedroom and giggle for hours. They really enjoyed each other and got along exceptionally well.

Died from cancer.

Children
01               (M): Harrison Howard Ottobine BOWEN (Photos)
Born: 20 JUL 1908 in Westboro, Atchison Co., MO
Died: 02 MAY 1981 in Omaha, NE
Spouses: L. GREEN; J.; D. LUCAS
02               (F): Freida Loah BOWEN (Photos)
Born: 22 JUN 1911
Died: 20 SEP 1941 in Council Bluffs, IA  Death from motorcycle crash
Spouses: Aaron E FISK
03               (F): Lula Hilda BOWEN
Born: 26 JAN 1913 in Westboro, Atchison Co., MO
Died: 01 JUL 1930 in Tarkio, Atchison Co., MO
Spouses:
Burial Location: Grange Hall Cemetery; Rock Port, Atchison Co., MO
04               (M): Ralph "Jack" Jackson BOWEN (Photos)
Born: 07 FEB 1915 in Westboro, MO
Died: 22 MAR 2000 in Springfield, Mo
Spouses: W. O. MAKINGS
05               (F): Melinda "Abby" Abigail BOWEN (Photos)
Born: 15 FEB 1918 in Rockport, MO
Died: 01 JAN 1989 in Fairfax, Atchison Co., Mo
Spouses: J. INGRAM; A. SHELTON; R. STRAHL; R. ". HEINE
06               (M): William Richard "Dick" BOWEN
Born: 20 MAY 1920 in Rockport, MO
Died: 03 JAN 2003 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE
Spouses: H. R. KUHNS
07               (M): Rollin "Ted" BOWEN (Photos)
Born: 27 OCT 1921
Died: 23 JAN 1958 in Omaha, NE
Spouses: Darline Amettia DAMON
08               (F): Mildred May "Babe" BOWEN
Born: 1924
Died:
Spouses: O. MCCOY
09               (F): Gladys Louise BOWEN
Born: 12 FEB 1926
Died: 21 JUL 1928
Spouses:
Burial Location: Grange Hall Cemetery; Rock Port, Atchison Co., MO


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This site reflects information believed to accurately reflect
the allied families and relationships of my maternal great-grandparents,
Johnson Dearth Allaman and Julia Etta Motsinger, and George Washington Janes and Malinda Belle Hopping
and the emerging lines of my paternal grandparents
Richard Henry and Daisy Viola Todd.

Revised: July 16, 2005
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